Alumíniumipari Múzeum
Europe's only aluminium industry museum, in Székesfehérvár, with the hundred-year history of the Hungarian aluminium industry.
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About the museum
The Alumíniumipari Múzeum (Aluminium Industry Museum) was founded in 1975 and is today a branch institution of the Magyar Műszaki és Közlekedési Múzeum (Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport). Its collection preserves the material memorabilia, photographs, and technical and history-of-technology documents of the Hungarian aluminium industry, and to a lesser extent of international aluminium companies. It is the only museum in Europe connected with aluminium.
The permanent exhibitions present bauxite prospecting and mining, alumina production, aluminium metallurgy, and research and design work across eleven rooms. Original aluminium objects from the 1930s, measuring instruments, sampling equipment, scale models of transport machines, 1950s miners' clothing and a replica of the aluminium food container of the astronaut Farkas Bertalan can also be seen.
Visitors can also walk through a tunnel imitating the entrance to a bauxite mine, where they can get to know characteristic hand tools. The museum also presents everyday uses of aluminium, as well as sculptures, plaques and coins made of aluminium.
Highlights
- A hundred-year history of the Hungarian aluminium industry
- Replica of a bauxite mine entrance with a tunnel
- Original aluminium objects from the 1930s
- Replica of the aluminium food container of Farkas Bertalan
- Coins, plaques and sculptures made of aluminium
Permanent exhibition
- A magyar alumíniumipar 100 éves története – The exhibition presents the industry from bauxite prospecting and mining, through alumina production and aluminium metallurgy, to research and design work, with original objects and documents.
- Founded
- 1975
- Operated by
- Magyar Műszaki és Közlekedési Múzeum
Admission & discounts
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Persons with disabilities and one companion may enter free of charge. |
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Free admission: Admission is free on the last Saturday of every month, which is a family day.
Admission is free for children under six and for people over 70, as well as for teachers and holders of an ICOM card.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The last Saturday of every month is a family day, with free admission.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Zombori út
By bus 17 from the Szivárvány Óvoda stop (100 m), by bus 22 from the Zombori út stop, and by buses 14 and 20 from the Könnyűfémmű terminus. From Budapest by long-distance bus, a short walk from the Zombori út stop.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits outside the opening hours are possible by prior arrangement. |
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Museums nearby
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